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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

Inauguration Journal – Day 8

Anthony Atwood’s Inauguration Journal – Day 8 FRIDAY 09 – JAN09: Today we have Commander’s Call. This is a commonplace of military culture, wherein the Commanding Officer (CO) of a unit assembles all the personnel of all ranks, and goes … Continue reading

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A Salute to Old Photographs and a Great American

A friend passed along an old photograph from a Civics class during our senior year, 1977, at the incomparable Miami Senior High [MHS]. I spy myself  [ouch], friends I remember and others, who sadly I do not. That leaves only … Continue reading

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Critical Treatment of Cuban Regime

I apologize because these segments are in Spanish. But since I have so often been disgusted with the favorable treatment the Castro regime has received elsewhere, especially Spain, I feel a need to highlight the fact that a Madrid-based network, … Continue reading

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Inauguration Journal – Day 7

Anthony Atwood’s Inauguration Journal – Day 7 THURSDAY 08 – JAN09: Late this cold afternoon, I have been dismissed and am trudging along a downtown city street to reach the metro subway station in order to take the tube back … Continue reading

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Parenting and Safety

There was a very scary incident recently involving a teenage boy in my community. He was alone waiting to be picked up during early evening hours and was approached by a male adult predator who attempted to get the boy … Continue reading

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How Your Dog Can Deliver the Paper and the News

In a stunning technological breakthrough, the Washington Post yesterday unveiled its revolutionary malleable ink yesterday. With just a smidgen of K-9 urine spread evenly across a headline, the text in the article–but not the headline–is magically transformed. For example, a … Continue reading

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Inauguration Journal – Day 6

Anthony Atwood’s Inauguration Journal – Day 6 WEDNESDAY 07 – JAN09: After work I go walking around Arlington looking for the barbershop. The neighborhood is in transition. It is a mix of gleaming modernity, like the George Mason law school, … Continue reading

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Carlos Montaner’s Advice to Obama re Cuba Policy

The always thoughtful Carlos Alberto Montaner gives his analysis of Obama’s options regarding Cuba. To summarize his views: Cuba seeks: Obtain access to US credit markets. Obtain access to American tourists dollars. Release of Cuban spies. The most reasonable scenario … Continue reading

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Funniest writing — Bill Simmons

The consistently funniest writing I come across comes from ESPN’s Sports Guy [SG], Bill Simmons. The surprise is that some of the best lines come from his readers in his mailbag forum. A sampling: Q: I had a stunning realization … Continue reading

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Inauguration Journal – Day 5

Anthony Atwood’s Inauguration Journal – Day 5 TUESDAY 06 – JAN09: Reveille Reveille. 0630. My battle buddy, myself, and a couple others walk to the tube together. It is raining and cold. We reach our building, go through security and … Continue reading

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